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Korean resort final hosts World Cup event
After the disappointment of last weekend's cancelled World Cup Snowboard event, the Korean resort of Yong Pyong was finally able to stage it's first ever FIS World Cup event.
X Games 2011 Slopestyle
In stark contrast to the Superpipe, the Mens Slopestyle saw 'all change' at the top with two X Games newbies fighting it out for first and second places. And a debutant won the Women's slopestyle too.
Shaun White rips the X Games – again
Well, the Flying Carrot is dead long live the Darkmare, or Dark White, or Whitemare. Shaun's won XGames gold again - in the Superpipe.
Swatch TTR O’Neill Evolution Men’s Halfpipe
A clean sweep for the Swiss at today’s O’Neill Evolution in Davos. 1st Christian Haller, 2nd I-Pod…
Family beat the airport disruption with £1,000 taxi trip!
Peter Lelliot and Rebecca Butler had paid £7,000 for their family holiday to Val d'Isere, then the snow hit and British Airways cancelled their flight. How to get to the slopes? "Taxi!"
Alpine Elements Minis pre-Christmas get together.
A shot of some of the Alpine Elements Minis outside our French Office - getting ready for Christmas.
US Ski Fatality rate falls slightly.
According to the USAs’ ‘National Ski Areas Association’ last season there were 38 deaths on their slopes involving skiers and snowboarders - 25 skiers and 13, out of 59.8 million skier/snowboarder days.
New Snow based Video Game?
Rumours are abounding that the upcoming Spike Video Games Awards will feature the unveiling of Electronic Arts’ latest incarnation of the SSX game. EA’s President Peter Moore has pointed the rumour mill at “…an obscure new title” which will have it’s trailer premiered at Spike VGA this Saturday.
Air Passengers – good news
No, we’re afraid that it’s not the abolition of budget airline and airports stealth taxes/charges. This is the news that Phil Hammond (UK Government’s Transport Secretary) could relax the current strict regulations covering the carriage of liquids in cabin baggage.
Beijing snowboard Air+Style
A fair old share of the US$100,000 prize fund is in Sebastien Toutant’s back pocket after he Cab 1260 Double Corked his way to victory in the Swatch TTR 6Star Oakley Shaun White Air+Style Beijing snowboard comp
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